SADAMI YAMAMOTO-sensei
One of the nicest, most patient Aikido instructors anywhere
is our own Yamamoto-sensei! One would
have to search far and wide to come up with an instructor as nice and
patient. In addition, he is a fun and
jolly person who makes it fun to train.
Yama-sensei, whose full name is Sadami Yamamoto, was
born in Kurtistown, on August 2, a few years ago. After finishing school, he served with the U.S. Army in the Far
East. Upon getting discharged, he
returned to Hilo
where he met and married his wife of many years, Sachiko. They are now both retired, he from the
County of Hawai`i and she from her job as a nurse at Hilo Medical Center.
Yama-Sensei first practiced
aikido way back in the 1950s with Nagata-sensei at the old Hilo Cow Palace nex
t to
Mooheau Park. He dropped out for a
while and later started training again under Kenneth Kimata-sensei with the
original Hilo Aikido Club. This class
met early in the morning and practiced a couple of times each week. He earned his shodan ranking under
Kimata-sensei and has been involved in instructing ever since. Yama-sensei is now ranked godan.
Yama-sensei's hobbies are
gardening and craft work. His yard is a
jungle of a wide variety of plants. He
also does a lot of woodworking.
Yama-sensei also has a keen interest in and a special feeling for
massage and health topics in his efforts to help people. He also loves to cook and eat! His favorite meals include Filipino food
dishes. His favorite color is red. Yama-sensei also loves to play badminton
whenever he has time.
Yama-sensei currently is in
charge of our Morning Open Aikido Class, which meets from 6:30 t0 8:00 on
Saturday mornings. The class currently
has both adults and youngsters aged eleven on up enrolled. Anyone interested may attend. Yama-sensei is truly a kind and patient
instructor, and we are really very proud and fortunate to have him instructing
with Hilo Seishikan Aikido.
Return to INSTRUCTORS page
HILO
SEISHIKAN AIKIDO
O-Shima
Ryu
Hilo,
Hawai`i
Questions,
comments, etc.
